Zahra Hirji's guest appearances

Zahra Hirji

My Climate Journey

The Climate Pod

Nathaniel Stinnett

May Boeve

Naomi Oreskes

Danny Cullenward

Paulina Jaramillo

Jigar Shah

Sean Casten

Mark Reynolds

Saul Griffith

Sonia Aggarwal

Emily Grubert

Tina Smith

Nathaniel Keohane

Mark Hyman

Joel Makower

OwlTail

In today’s episode, we cover:How Zahra landed at Buzzfeed covering climateThe Trump Administration and how its policies have affected climateHer audience and readershipThe positioning of her news room and editorsJournalism’s roleHer journey from studying geology at Brown to the world of climate journalismWhat she learned at Inside Climate NewsHow climate change has become increasingly topical and relevantEditorial decisions around what stories to coverDelivering impact vs. ad revenueJournalism’s shifting focusChallenges faced by journalism and the rise of disinformationLinks to topics discussed in this episode:Zahra Hirji at Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/zahrahirjiInside Climate News: https://insideclimatenews.org/George Luber, “How A Bad Boss Remade Himself As a Climate Hero”: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/cdc-whistleblower-george-luber-investigation“New York Loses Climate Change Fraud Case Against Exxon Mobil”:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/climate/exxon-climate-lawsuit-new-york.htmlYale Program on Climate Change Communication: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/

In today’s episode, we cover:<ul><li>How Zahra landed at Buzzfeed covering climate</li><li>The Trump Administration and how its policies have affected climate</li><li>Her audience and readership</li><li>The positioning of her news room and editors</li><li>Journalism’s role</li><li>Her journey from studying geology at Brown to the world of climate journalism</li><li>What she learned at Inside Climate News</li><li>How climate change has become increasingly topical and relevant</li><li>Editorial decisions around what stories to cover</li><li>Delivering impact vs. ad revenue</li><li>Journalism’s shifting focus</li><li>Challenges faced by journalism and the rise of disinformation</li></ul>Links to topics discussed in this episode:<ul><li>Zahra Hirji at Buzzfeed: <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/zahrahirji" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeed.com/zahrahirji</a></li><li>Inside Climate News: <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://insideclimatenews.org/</a></li><li>George Luber, “How A Bad Boss Remade Himself As a Climate Hero”: <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/cdc-whistleblower-george-luber-investigation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/cdc-whistleblower-george-luber-investigation</a></li><li>“New York Loses Climate Change Fraud Case Against Exxon Mobil”:<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/climate/exxon-climate-lawsuit-new-york.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/climate/exxon-climate-lawsuit-new-york.html</a></li><li>Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: <a href="https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/</a></li></ul>

Ep 86: Zahra Hirji, Energy and Climate Reporter at Buzzfeed News

Adi Renaldi

Two interviews this week discussing two major topics we haven't covered on the podcast. First, Zahra Hirji returns to the show to discuss her investigative reporting into George Luber, a former official in the CDC's climate program, and explains what former and current staffers told her about his dismissal.  Then, Vice's Adi Renaldi joins us from Jakarta to talk about the devastating flooding in the Indonesian city, how climate change is impacting Jakarta, and the growing issue of air pollution.  As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on  iTunes,  Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Follow Zahra Hirji on Twitter Follow Adi Renaldi on Twitter Further Reading:  How A Bad Boss Remade Himself As A Climate Hero by Zahra Hirji   Jakarta's Flood Are Yet Another Wake-Up Call On Climate Change by Adi Renaldi  It's Not Just Australia - Indonesia is Facing Its Own Climate Disaster by Rachel Ramirez   Australia's Weird Weather Is Getting Even Weather by  Umair Irfan

Two interviews this week discussing two major topics we haven't covered on the podcast. First, Zahra Hirji returns to the show to discuss her investigative reporting into George Luber, a former official in the CDC's climate program, and explains what former and current staffers told her about his dismissal.  Then, Vice's Adi Renaldi joins us from Jakarta to talk about the devastating flooding in the Indonesian city, how climate change is impacting Jakarta, and the growing issue of air pollution.  As always, follow us <a href="https://twitter.com/climatepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@climatepod</a> on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at <a href="http://thepassionhifi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thepassionhifi.com</a>. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-climate-pod/id1469270123" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5WYHsmy91Rdc3Ore4ENhx8?si=jQQfcBoOSe6SPbLKie96Eg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-climate-pod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, and more! Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/Zhirji28" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zahra Hirji on Twitter</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/anxioushuxley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adi Renaldi on Twitter</a> Further Reading: <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/cdc-whistleblower-george-luber-investigation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> How A Bad Boss Remade Himself As A Climate Hero</a> by Zahra Hirji  <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/4agdqb/jakarta-flood-new-year-climate-change" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jakarta's Flood Are Yet Another Wake-Up Call On Climate Change</a> by Adi Renaldi <a href="https://grist.org/climate/its-not-just-australia-indonesia-is-facing-its-own-climate-disaster/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> It's Not Just Australia - Indonesia is Facing Its Own Climate Disaster</a> by Rachel Ramirez  <a href="https://www.vox.com/2020/1/15/21065557/australia-fires-climate-change-weather-extreme-heat-drought-flood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Australia's Weird Weather Is Getting Even Weather</a> by <a href="https://www.vox.com/2020/1/15/21065557/australia-fires-climate-change-weather-extreme-heat-drought-flood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Umair Irfan</a>

Buzzfeed Investigates A Former CDC Climate Official | Examining Flooding and Air Pollution in Jakarta (w/ Buzzfeed's Zahra Hirji and Vice's Adi Renaldi)

Akela Lacy

CNN hosted a 7-hour #ClimateTownHall on Wednesday night. We watched all of it. To review the marathon climate discussion with us, we have Buzzfeed's Zahra Hirji. And to talk about her breaking news story that rocked the Climate Town Hall, The Intercept's Akela Lacy joins the show. She finally settles the Joe Biden Fossil Fuel Fundraiser controversy once and for all.  As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and more! Follow Zahra Hirji on Twitter @Zhirji28 Follow Akela Lacy on Twitter @akela_lacy Further Reading: Read Zahra's recap of the Town Hall: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/democratic-presidential-candidates-are-embracing-bigger Read Akela's breaking news on the Biden fundraiser: https://theintercept.com/2019/09/04/after-climate-forum-biden-heads-to-a-fundraiser-co-hosted-by-a-fossil-fuel-executive/

CNN hosted a 7-hour #ClimateTownHall on Wednesday night. We watched all of it. To review the marathon climate discussion with us, we have Buzzfeed's Zahra Hirji. And to talk about her breaking news story that rocked the Climate Town Hall, The Intercept's Akela Lacy joins the show. She finally settles the Joe Biden Fossil Fuel Fundraiser controversy once and for all.  As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at <a href="http://thepassionhifi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thepassionhifi.com</a>. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and more! Follow Zahra Hirji on Twitter @Zhirji28 Follow Akela Lacy on Twitter @akela_lacy Further Reading: Read Zahra's recap of the Town Hall: <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/democratic-presidential-candidates-are-embracing-bigger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/democratic-presidential-candidates-are-embracing-bigger</a> Read Akela's breaking news on the Biden fundraiser: <a href="https://theintercept.com/2019/09/04/after-climate-forum-biden-heads-to-a-fundraiser-co-hosted-by-a-fossil-fuel-executive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theintercept.com/2019/09/04/after-climate-forum-biden-heads-to-a-fundraiser-co-hosted-by-a-fossil-fuel-executive/</a>

Climate Town Hall Reactions (w/ The Intercept's Akela Lacy and Buzzfeed's Zahra Hirji)